Planning and Estimating

Question 1

What is the official contract drawing that you will mark on during construction to show the actual as built conditions?

Answer 1

Red lined

Question 2

When a construction project is completed, what type of drawing must be submitted to ROICC?

Answer 2

As built

Question 3

What type of plan shows the spot where a building is to be placed on a piece of land?

Answer 3

Site plan

Question 4

To find the size and placement of reinforcing steel in the grade beam for a building, you should look in what main division of the drawings?

Answer 4

Structural division

Question 5

Which of the following divisions should contain the environmental pollution controls?

Answer 5

Civil

Question 6

Specifications from which of the following sources, combined with drawings, define the project in detail and show exactly how is to be constructed?

Answer 6

Project specifications

Question 7

Whenever there is conflicting information between the drawings and project specs, the specifications take the precedence over the drawings.

Answer 7

True

Question 8

The construction standards institute (CSI) has organized the format of specifications into 16 construction divisions, but NAVFAC has added a 17th division. What is that division?

Answer 8

Expeditionary structures

Question 9

In most NCF projects, construction activities should not be less than 6 days in duration.

Answer 9

False

Question 10

What section of the project package contains the Bill of materials?

Answer 10

Three

Question 11

The work schedule of a battalion for one person per week is based on an average of how many hours?

Answer 11

55

Question 12

In an NMCB, what is the normal duration of a workday, in hours, to and from the job site?

Answer 12

9

Question 13

NAVFAC P-405, Seabee planner and estimates handbook defines a man day as how many hours per day?

Answer 13

8

Question 14

What type of estimate are the basis for purchasing materials, determining equipment, and determining manpower requirements?

Answer 14

Activity

Question 15

Master activities are usually assigned to the project’s by what authority?

Answer 15

NCRs

Question 16

Which of the following activities is NOT an activity that would be listed on a master activities list for a typical building project?

Answer 16

Paint

Question 17

What NAVFAC publication lists the number of man goes to accomplish one unit of work?

Answer 17

P-405

Question 18

The man day capability equation is used to calculate the duration of a construction activity.

Answer 18

True

Question 19

For planning purposes, what authority assigns an availability factor to an NMCB?

Answer 19

Naval construction brigade

Question 20

Which of the following information is NOT documented on CAS sheets?

Answer 20

PRCP skills

Question 21

During the construction phase of a project, what person should have control of the estimating work sheets?

Answer 21

The field supervisor

Question 22

The estimating work sheet shows the various individual activities for a project with a listing of the required material.

Answer 22

True

Question 23

A Bill of material sheet is used to check the status of the supplies and the location of material, and to prepare purchase documents.

Answer 23

True

Question 24

To determine the construction equipment requirements for a deployment, use equipment estimate with what type of schedules?

Answer 24

Production

Question 25

Which of the following items is NOT a long lead item?

Answer 25

Lumber (small purchases)

Question 26

To estimate the number of days equipment will be used on a project, divide the quantity of work by the production rate per day.

Answer 26

True

Question 27

The ABFC system provides labor estimates that are based on what number of hours per workday?

Answer 27

10

Question 28

You use the production efficiency graph to determine what factor?

Answer 28

Production

Question 29

What is the average production rate for a Seabee?

Answer 29

67%

Question 30

The production efficiency guide chart is a tool used to assist in weighing factors that contribute to the successful completion of a project.

Answer 30

True

Question 31

Which of the following schedules is NOT a basic type of schedule used on a project?

Answer 31

Progress

Question 32

What method is the basis of the concept used to develop precedence diagrams?

Answer 32

Network path

Question 33

You must use an activity block to show work sequence. What does the left side of the activity block represent?

Answer 33

Start

Question 34

Activities are divided into what total number of groups?

Answer 34

Two

Question 35

Two slash marks drawn through an activity connector on a precedence diagram identifies what type of activity?

Answer 35

Critical

Question 36

What concept do the boxes in a precedence diagram provide?

Answer 36

Logical sequence of events

Question 37

What connector is used most often in a precedence diagram?

Answer 37

Finish to start

Question 38

What connector on a precedence diagram represents parallel activities?

Answer 38

Start to start

Question 39

What symbol is used on a precedence diagram to identify a delay?

Answer 39

d

Question 40

What type of schedule is used to coordinate the planning effort between companies to ensure that no particular company or rating is over tasked?

Answer 40

Level 2 rough

Question 41

The logical network, also referred to as precedence diagramming, is the basic management tool for controlling all resources that are directly related to what factor?

Answer 41

Time

Question 42

When computing a forward pass, start with the very first activity and plug in what numerical value?

Answer 42

0

Question 43

The equation early start minus lag time minus early finish is used to calculate what time factor? (ES-lag-EF=?)

Answer 43

Free float

Question 44

What equation is used to calculate total float?

Answer 44

Late start-early start

Question 45

A histogram shows how many people in each rating are required on a daily basis to complete the tasks scheduled.

Answer 45

True

Question 46

The primary task in resource leveling is to schedule the critical work as you have people available to do the work.

Answer 46

False

Question 47

What person in the PWD organization is responsible for developing a manpower availability summary and a work plan summary on a monthly basis?

Answer 47

Job order programmer

Question 48

The scheduling system used for shop scheduling is composed of what total number of stages?

Answer 48

Two

Question 49

The Public works management plan for using shop force and specific job orders for a given month is known as the......

Answer 49

Shop loan plan